He contested a 2008 by-election from
PB-22 Lasbela-I as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 92 votes and was defeated by Peer Abdul Qaidr Al-Gillani, another independent candidate. He contested the
2013 Pakistani general election from
NA-270 (Awaran-cum-Lasbela) as a candidate of
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M), but was unsuccessful. He received 3,593 votes and was defeated by
Jam Kamal Khan, a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). He was elected to the
Senate of Pakistan in the
2021 Pakistani Senate election on a general seat from
Balochistan as a candidate of
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M). On 21 October 2024, he defected from his party's position and voted in favour of the
26th amendment. On 22 October, he resigned from the Senate. ==References==